Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-08
WASHINGTON NOTES.

W~AsHINGToN, January 5.-Among papers
transmitted to the Senate were three re-
ports from the Secretary OF Wal in re-
Spouse to resolutions of inquiry as to the
change OF engineers on the improvements
at the mouth OF the Columbia river. Also
various memorials OF public bodies in favor
of the passage OF the Interstate Commerce
bill.
Cullom presented a memorial OF the
Pit'sburg Chamber Of Commerce, also oil
the proceedings OF a railroad convention
on the same subject.
Mr.. Mitchell, of Pennsylvania, from the
Committee on Pensions. reported a bill
granting a pension of $4,000 a year to the
widow OF Gen. John A. Logan and asked
for its immediate consideration, but under
an objection by Coke the bill went over
until tomorrow.
The new civil service rules have been ap-
proved by the President.
The Secretary of State has a dispatch
from Frederick Raine, United States Consul
General at Berlin setting forth the annoy
ances to which United States citizens visit
ing Europe and especially Germany subject
themselves by neglecting to procure pass
ports before leaving this country.
The House Committee on Rivers and
Harbors has completed the River and Har-
Dor Appropriation bill and it will be pre-
scented to the House Lefnre the end OF the
made by the bill ia S7,15S.25O, while the
total of estimates submitted was $50, 2O1,-
749. Among the appropriations are the
following:
Observation-Disclosures, Humboldt Harbor
and Bay, $50. 600; Wilmington. $4,000.
Rivers-Sacramento Inc Feather rivers,
$4,000. San Joaquin and Stockton and
Mormon sloughs, $4,000.
Observation-Disclosures Bay entran'e,
S25 1000; Yaquina Bay, $4,000. Rivers
New, SI25.OOO; Lower Willamette and
cite Ito be completely, $4,000: Coquille
river ut it's mouth, $4,000.
Washington Territory -Rivers-Skagit,
Stillaguamish, S~nohomish. Nooksack and
S~n"Nuaimie rivers, $4,000.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. river, between
Glandive and the mouth OF the river, S12.
500.
The confirmation OF Thos. Moonlight,
for Governor Of Wyoming; John w. P.
Laird, Register Of the Land Office. indie
pcndence, Cal; Rudolph Guichard. Register
OF the Land Office at Walla Walla, Wash
inpton Territory; A. w. Eibeshutz, Re-
ceiver OF Public Moneys, independents,
Cal.
Postmasters: j. A. Van Aredale, Col
ton. Cal Mary A. Camp, Calistoga, CAL;
J. V. Gault, Alamosa, Col; Charles H. Fin
ley. Modesto, Cal; s. d. Smith, Pasadena,
Cal; p. Stein, Pomona, Cal; j. w. For.
rest. Georgetown Col.
Among the bills introduced in the Senate
to-day were the following. ny Senator
Dolph, to authorize the Washington I'm
%provement Company, Washington Terri.
tory, to operate u canal between Lakes
Union and WASHINGTON and impoeo
and collect tolls for traffic over it, and to
have the same rights over the canal
when finished between Lake Union and
Puget Sound. Washington Territory. The
United States shall havs the right to pur-
chase canals at any time, and shall have
the privilege OF free transportation over
the same.
BY Senator Sherman-To provide that
all persons on pension rolls for loss Of limb
OF limbs shall be entitled to receive arrears
Of pension from the date OF discharge or